The relation between the levels of extractable and diffusible IAA in almond fruits and their "June drop"

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 107-112

  Koukourikou Petridou, Magdalene A ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

"June drop"; Almond fruits; Conjugated IAA; Diffusible IAA; Free IAA

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; FRUITS; HORMONES; SEED;

ABSCISING FRUITS;

GROWTH KINETICS;

ABSCISSION; AUXINS; DIFFUSION; FRUITS; GROWTH; SEEDS;

PRUNUS DULCIS;

EID: 0037304176     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022567714593     Document Type: Article

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